Infant Car Seats Recalled by Britax Due to Laceration and Choking HazardsRecall date:November 4, 2010 |
| The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission in cooperation with Britax Child Safety Inc., of Charlotte, N.C.have recalled about 23,000 car seats. The harness chest clip can break and pose a laceration hazard. Due to its small size it also poses a choking hazard. |
The firm has received four reports of the chest clip breaking. Injuries from three reports included minor lacerations and scratches to arms and a finger; and one report involved an infant placing the clip in his mouth.
Description
This recall involves the products listed below:
This recall involves Chaperone infant car seats with model numbers E9L95P2, E9L95P3, E9L95P5, (Sold in Canada) E9L69N9, E9L69P2, E9L69P3, and E9L69P5 (Sold in the US) manufactured between April 2009 and May 2010. The white serial label with the seat’s serial number, model number, and manufacture date can be found on the underside of the car seat.
The car seats were sold Mass and independent retailers nationwide and on the Britax website from June 2009 to October 2010 for about $230.
They were manufactured in China.
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